Razor-blade holder.



F. L. HUMESTON.

RAZOR BLADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 1913,

- Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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FREDERICK L. HUMESTON, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIG-NOR TO THE GREIST MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A. CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

RAZOR-BLADE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Fnnnniuon L. HUME- S'lON, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improvements in Razor-Blade Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a razor blade holder more especially intended for holding thin razor blades for stropping, but also adapted for holding thin blades for use in shaving or for holding other or thicker blades either for stropping or for use in shaving.

To this end the improved blade holder consists of two detachable parts affording blade-holding and handle members capable of being conveniently packed when separated. The blade-holding member has a slit to receive the blade, a socket portion to re ceive the handle member and a locking lever to be engaged by a tapering portion of the handle member, when the latter is inserted in said socket portion of the holding member, and force said lever againsta blade to lock the latter in the holder.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a side view of the improved blade-holder showing the parts fitted together and the blade locked, and Fig. 2 a similar view with the parts separated and the locking lever released from the blade. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the holder with the parts fitted together and the blade removed. Figs. 4 and 5 are sections on lines 4C4]: and 5-5, respectively, of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, 12 denotes. the blade-holding member which will preferably consist of a thin piece of sheet steel doubled together to afford a blade-holding mg portion of said handle member is inserted in the socket 14c.

The outer end of the blade-holding member 12 is closed in any suitable manner, as by a small rivet 20, but may be swaged or soldered together if preferred. Thus as the handle member is inserted in the socket 114 the locking lever 16 will be forced to the position shown in Fig. 1, so that the blade 17 will be securely locked between the outer end of said lever and the closed outer end of the holding member 12. V

The locking lever 16 is formed with a bend or is so shaped that when it is in its locking position shown in F 1 the end thereof toward the handle is forced outside of the socket part 14, so that said end may be pressed inward, when the handle is withdrawn, to release the blade 17. l l

The flat handle member 19 is formed from a strip of sheet metal (preferably steel) and its tapered smaller end fits in the flattened socket part 1-1 which is swaged into shape from the sheet metal strip from which the blade holding member 13 is also formed, so that said socket part is integral with the said blade-holding member. Also the flat locking lever 16 is stamped from sheet metal, and as the entire device is thus formed from sheet metal it may be stamped out and formed at minimum expense.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the invention provides a blade-holder of simple construction, so that it may be made at little cost, while being convenient and efficient in operation; and owing to the fact that it is made in separable or detachable parts it may be conveniently packed.

Although the invention is more especially intended for use as a razor blade holder, it will be obvious that it may be utilized for detachably holding other kinds of blades.

Having thus described my invention I claim-and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A blade holder comprising detachable blade-holding and handle members and a locking lever all formed from sheet metal, said blade-holding member having integral therewith a flattened socket part, said looking lever being pivotally mounted between the leaves or doubled parts of said bladeholding member and extending into said socket part, and said handle member having a tapered end adapted to fit in said socket part and engage one end of said locking lever.

2. A blade holder comprising detachable blade-holding and handle members and a locking lever all formed from sheet metal, said blade-holding member having integral therewith a flattened socket part, said looking lever being pivotally mounted between the leaves or doubled parts of said blade holding member and extending into said socket part, and said handle member having a tapered end adapted to fit in said socket part and engage one end of said looking lever, said locking lever being formed with a bend which will project outside of said socket part when said lever is in looking position, so that said lever may be conveniently released.

3. A blade holder comprising detachable blade-holding and handle members, said blade-holding member consisting of a doubled strip of sheet metal between the two leaves or parts of which is a blade-holding slit, said blade-holding member being closed at its outer end, a flattened socket part integral with said blade-holding member and formed into shape from said sheet metal strip, a locking lever separate from said socket part and pivoted between the parts or leaves'of said blade-holding member, said locking lever extending into said socket part and having rounded-01f ends, and said handle member consisting of a flat piece of metal having a tapered end adapted to enter said flattened socket part and engage one end of said locking lever.

4. A blade holder comprising detachable blade-holding and handle members, said blade-holding member consisting of a doubled strip of sheet metal between the two leaves or parts of which is a blade-holding slit, said blade-holding member being closed at its outer end, a flattened socket part integral with said blade-holding member and formed into shape from said sheet metal strip, a locking lever separate from said socket part and pivoted between the parts or leaves of said blade-holding member, said locking lever extending into said socketpart and having rounded-oft ends, and said handle member consisting of a flat piece of metalhaving a tapered end adapted to enter said flattened socket part and engage one end of said locking lever, said locking lever being formed with a bend which will project outside of said socket part when said lever is in locking position, sothat said lever may be conveniently released.

In testimony whereof I my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK L. HUMESTON.

Witnesses HERBERT B. DARTON, l-IUBERT M. GREIST.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner oi Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

